Diablo III 2.0 Details

PC Gamer spoke with Blizzard at Gamescom, learning that a version 2.0 patch
for Diablo III is planned for release around the same time as the
newly revealed
Reaper of Souls expansion for the action/RPG sequel. Here's the explanation
of what's in the patch versus what's only found in the expansion:

Lead
content designer Kevin Martens ran us through the free features of patch 2.0.
“You’re going to get all the loot, you’re going to get all the new item types,
you’re going to get all the new legendary affixes, you’re going to get our new
gem type – which is the diamond – and you’re going to get all the changes to the
rules, the smart drop system, the targeted drop system, probably you’ll get loot
runs – we haven’t figured that one out yet – probably you’ll get paragon, etc,
etc.”

Martens explains the division as being between systemic changes to the game’s
rules and new content that the player to discover. “All the content is Reaper of
Souls, like the act five stuff and the new higher level items, from sixty to
seventy – so that level cap increase, which includes the new abilities, the new
runes and the new passives for existing classes.”